Ashes 2013, second Test, day four: The verdict

A disastrous second Test at Lord's ended as it had played out for much of the match, with England totally in control, winning by 347 runs with a day to spare.

England lost two quick wickets on the fourth morning, before declaring at 7 for 349, giving Australia an hour under six sessions to survive, since the nominal target of 583 was never seriously in play.

In the end, the Australians lasted two and a half of those five and a half sessions, dismissed in the final over of an extended day's play to give both team's a day off on Tuesday.

There was no surprise in man of the match Joe Root, who followed his 180 in England's second innings with a few tidy overs of part-time spin that netted the wickets of Usman Khawaja and Michael Clarke, helping the home side on the way to the victory.

Graeme Swann might have had a case too, with his match haul of nine wickets, not to mention Ian Bell, who made 109 and 74 in a valuable contribution.

The bottom line is that there were plenty of heroes and few disappointments from the English team, except perhaps the poor batting of Kevin Pietersen, who is still in doubt for the next match in the series thanks to a calf strain.

Australia now has 10 days to regroup before the must-win third Test at Old Trafford, but that will be a difficult ask when the momentum is entirely with the hosts.

Good day for ...

Joe Root

Life must be fun for the young England opener, who not only bagged his highest Test score of 180, but also gave his team a boost by taking 2 for 9 off seven overs in the second innings to add insult to injury for the tourists.

Root had been under pressure in the opening slot but now his confidence will be sky-high going into the next three Tests - Nick Compton will now have a very big job to regain his place in the side.

Graeme Swann

The England spinner was almost an afterthought in the focus on Root's stellar performance. But from an England point of view his nine wickets for the match were vital, taking the pressure off James Anderson to knock over every batsman in sight with the new ball.

The Australians will have to find some way to keep him out at Old Trafford if they are to have any hope of keeping the series alive.

Bad day for ...

Michael Clarke

For the Australian captain it was a depressing day, as he watched his team collapse once again.

Just a week on from Australia's spirited fightback to nearly take the Test at Trent Bridge, the tourists were thoroughly outplayed by England at Lord's to give the home side control of the series.

Clarke was second top scorer in both innings, with 28 and 51, but as the last Australian to make a ton - against India in Chennai - the pressure is building on the skipper to revive his side's chances with a big score in Manchester.

Chris Rogers

The veteran left-hander came into this series in brilliant form in country cricket, and acknowledged as a great reader of the Duke ball. But this match has done nothing to enhance his reputation, with a pair of embarrassing dismissals not helping to cement his place in the side.

What the players are saying:

Michael Clarke

"It doesn't matter who you play against, if you're all out for 125 on a very good batting wicket in your first innings, you're not going to win too many Test matches.

"We need to continue to put more value on our wickets. I think England has shown us that batting for long periods, runs will naturally come and a lot of us have been out to poor shot selection, and not having the discipline, to be willing to bat for long periods.

"We've got plenty of talent in this group, we've got to make sure that we're performing - that question (team changes) is probably for the selectors, not for me.